Jurgen Klopp manager of Liverpool embraces Kevin Stewart of Liverpool at the end of the Barclays Premier League match between Aston Villa and Liverpool at Villa Park on February 14, 2016 in Birmingham, England. (Photo by John Powell/Liverpool FC via Getty Images)

Stewart is one of a number of players to have made inroads into the first team under the German this season. The 22-year-old managed five appearances, including a Premier League debut at Aston Villa, before being struck down by an ankle ligament injury during a routine training session.

His progress, though, was enough to earn him a new contract at Anfield, and the former Tottenham trainee says the way Klopp deals with young players makes it easy for them to play with freedom.

"I haven't known him for a long time but I think he made an instant impact on me the first time I met him," Stewart told Liverpool's official website

"The game I played at Exeter, his pre-match talks and the way he dealt with players, I found it perfect for me. He tries to take the pressure off of you as younger players playing for the first team.

"He just reminded us that it's just a game, not putting too much pressure on ourselves. [He encouraged us to] go out there and express ourselves and if anything goes wrong he's happy to take responsibility for it.

"He got us in the mentality to go out there and just play as we normally do for an U21s game."